sudan Flashcards
what was it like under the mahdist state
50% of pop died
lots of internal war
disease
famine
how did sausbury and gladstones vews differ with troops in sudan
glad-remove them for safety
saus- keep them for protection
how were fears of germany and france actresses
make them sign a treaty to focus on west africa
when and how were the italians defeated
1896 at adowa
when was the sudan campaign
1896
who led the sudan campaign
kitchener
how was the campaign sold to the public
as revenge for gordon
and re-establishing ‘european civilisation’ over the natives
where was kitchener told to stop in the campaign and what did he do
dangola
wished to re take whole region
when was the battle of ondurman
1898
what happened in the battle of ondurman
kitchener defeated sudanese tribes men
killed 11,000 with machine guns and only 28 britons died
when was the fashoda incident
september 1898
what happened in the fashoda incident
french and british clash as both lay claims to the area
france back down
why does france back down
kitcheners army outnumber marchand
britan already defeated indigenous forces there
french domestic scandal
what agreement was made after the standoff during fashoda
french and british agreed that the sorcerer of the nile and congo rivers should mark the frontier between their spheres of influence
what was established in 1899
joint rule over sudan in the co-domini with egypt
thought britain is truly in control as kitchener is made governor general
